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Seems like there would never be any reason to attack yourself in Stratego.. unless you do screw up the placement of your pieces like a noob. So I ask, can you attack yourself? Of course, it doesn't say so in the rules, probably because they hope no one is stupid enough to need to. I'd like an answer with some kind of reference or "proof".

There's an old Doctor Who adventure where a chess game is resolved by the white and black pawns teaming up to take on the king. I love the idea of a Stratego puzzle that can only be solved by attacking one's own pieces :)
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thesunneversetsDec 24 '12 at 17:00

I had never considered Stratego puzzles (in the same vein, presumably, as chess puzzles) before. They seem like they'd be really fun!
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corsiKaDec 24 '12 at 17:14